No. 3 Iowa Wrestling Tops No. 19 Northwestern, 31-6

On Friday, January 31, 2014, the No. 3 Iowa Hawkeyes wrestlers traveled to Northwestern University to battle the No. 19 Wildcats.  The hawks won eight of ten matches cruising to a 31-6 win.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Cory Clark (125) - who was making his first appearance since Dec. 30 -- used two takedowns, a reversal, three nearfall points and 3:34 of riding time to win his Big Ten debut, 10-1, at 125.  Clark improved to 13-0 with 10 wins by bonus points.
• Tony Ramos (133, ranked 3rd in the nation) ) led 2-1 after the first period before scoring five takedowns in the second to build a 13-5 lead. He started on top in the third and locked up an inside cradle to record a fall in 5:24. It was his team-high 10th pin of the season.
• Nick Moore (165, ranked 4th in the nation) and Nathan Burak (197, ranked 16th in the nation) both earned wins over ranked opponents.

RESULTS: #3 IOWA 31, #19 Northwestern 6

• 125 – Cory Clark (IA) major dec. Garrison White, 10-1; 4-0 (NW)
• 133 – #3 Tony Ramos (IA) pinned Dominic Malone (NW), 5:24; 10-0
• 141 – #9 Josh Dziewa (IA) dec. Pat Greco (NW), 5-4 (TB1); 13-0
• 149 – #4 Jason Tsirtsis (NW) dec. #12 Brody Grothus (IA), 5-2; 13-3
• 157 – #2 Derek St. John (IA) dec. Ben Sullivan (NW), 8-3; 16-3
• 165 – #4 Nick Moore (IA) dec. #7 Pierce Harger (NW), 7-3; 19-3
• 174 – #5 Mike Evans (IA) win by forfeit; 25-3
• 184 – #4 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) dec. Jacob Berkowitz (NW), 11-5; 28-3
• 197 – #16 Nathan Burak (IA) dec. #17 Alex Polizzi (NW), 3-1 (SV1); 31-3
• 285 – #3 Mike McMullan (NW) dec. #1 Bobby Telford (IA), 3-1 (SV1; 31-6